Tula, the Scales or Libra, is the seventh sign and is ruled by Venus. The chart gives it R and the dental T (त), so this is where Ravi, Radha and Tarun style names are filed.
The chart for Tula is the first-letter chart that the name rashi calculator also uses. For Tula, as for every sign, it files a name by its first sound alone, without asking when the child was born, which is why many families use it as a quick guide. The Tula letters are shown below with their Devanagari forms, because sounds that English cannot tell apart, such as the dental and retroflex T, sit in different signs.
The letters for Tula
| Letter | Devanagari | Boy names listed | Girl names listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| R | र | 30 | 36 |
| T | त | 26 | 25 |
Boy names for Tula
Names starting with R (र)
| Name | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Rachit | created, composed |
| Raghav | descendant of Raghu; a name of Rama |
| Rahul | capable, efficient |
| Raj | king |
| Rajat | silver |
| Rajendra | king of kings |
| Rajesh | lord of kings |
| Rajiv | lotus |
| Rakesh | lord of the night; the moon |
| Raman | pleasing, charming |
| Ramesh | a name of Vishnu |
| Ravi | the sun |
| Revant | a son of the Sun; shining |
| Reyansh | a ray of light |
| Rijul | simple, upright |
| Rishabh | bull; excellent |
| Rishi | sage, seer |
| Rishikesh | lord of the senses; a name of Vishnu |
| Ritesh | lord of truth and order |
| Ritvik | priest who conducts rituals |
| Rochak | interesting, pleasing |
| Rohan | ascending |
| Rohit | red; rising |
| Roshan | bright, shining |
| Ruchir | pleasant, beautiful |
| Rudra | a name of Shiva; the fierce one |
| Rudraksh | eye of Rudra; the sacred rudraksha bead |
| Rudransh | part of Rudra |
| Rupam | beautiful form |
| Rupesh | lord of beauty |
Names starting with T (त)
| Name | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Taksh | the name of a son of Bharata |
| Tanay | son |
| Tanmay | absorbed, engrossed |
| Tanuj | son |
| Tapan | the sun |
| Tapas | spiritual discipline |
| Tarak | star |
| Tarang | wave |
| Tarun | young |
| Tej | brilliance, radiance |
| Tejas | brilliance, fire |
| Tejaswi | radiant |
| Tejendra | lord of brilliance |
| Tilak | an auspicious mark on the forehead |
| Tirth | sacred crossing place; a pilgrimage site |
| Triambak | three-eyed, a name of Shiva |
| Tribhuvan | the three worlds |
| Trilochan | three-eyed, a name of Shiva |
| Trilok | the three worlds |
| Trinetra | three-eyed, a name of Shiva |
| Tripurari | foe of Tripura, a name of Shiva |
| Trivikram | Vishnu of the three strides |
| Tuhin | frost, snow |
| Tukaram | the poet-saint of Maharashtra |
| Tulsidas | the poet-saint who wrote the Ramcharitmanas |
| Tushar | frost, snow |
Girl names for Tula
Names starting with R (र)
| Name | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Rachana | creation, composition |
| Radha | Krishna’s beloved; success |
| Radhika | Radha; one who succeeds |
| Ragini | a musical mode; melody |
| Rajeshwari | queen, goddess of kings |
| Rajni | night |
| Raksha | protection |
| Rama | pleasing; a name of Lakshmi |
| Rani | queen |
| Rashmi | ray of light |
| Rati | delight; the goddess of love |
| Ratna | jewel |
| Rekha | line, streak of light |
| Renu | particle of dust, atom |
| Renuka | mother of Parashurama; a speck of dust |
| Reshma | silk |
| Reva | a name of the Narmada river |
| Revati | a star; Balarama’s wife |
| Riddhi | prosperity |
| Rijuta | simplicity, uprightness |
| Rimjhim | the patter of rain |
| Rishika | female sage |
| Ritika | stream, flow |
| Ritu | season |
| Riya | singer, graceful |
| Rochana | shining, luminous |
| Rohini | the star Rohini; ascending |
| Roshni | light |
| Ruchi | taste, liking; radiance |
| Ruchika | pleasing, shining |
| Rudrani | Parvati, consort of Rudra |
| Ruhi | soul |
| Rukmini | adorned with gold; Krishna’s wife |
| Rupa | beauty, form |
| Rupal | silver, beautiful |
| Rupali | beautiful |
Names starting with T (त)
| Name | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Tamanna | desire, wish |
| Tamasa | the name of a river |
| Tanmayi | absorbed |
| Tanu | body, slender |
| Tanuja | daughter |
| Tanvi | slender, delicate |
| Tapasya | austerity |
| Tara | star |
| Tarangini | river |
| Tarika | star |
| Tarini | saviour; a name of Durga |
| Taruni | young woman |
| Tejal | radiant |
| Tejashree | radiance, glory |
| Tejaswini | radiant woman |
| Tilottama | a celestial nymph of exceptional beauty |
| Tithi | a lunar day |
| Toya | water |
| Tripti | contentment |
| Trishna | thirst, longing |
| Triveni | the meeting of three rivers |
| Tuhina | frost, snow |
| Tulika | paintbrush |
| Tulsi | holy basil |
| Tushti | contentment |
How the chart differs from the nakshatra syllables
The classical rule does not use this chart. It reads the first sound from the pada the Moon occupied at birth, and 9 padas fall in Tula. Their syllables are in the table below.
| Nakshatra | Pada | Syllable |
|---|---|---|
| Chitra | 3 | Ra (रा) |
| Chitra | 4 | Ri (री) |
| Swati | 1 | Ru (रू) |
| Swati | 2 | Re (रे) |
| Swati | 3 | Ro (रो) |
| Swati | 4 | Taa (ता) |
| Vishakha | 1 | Ti (ती) |
| Vishakha | 2 | Tu (तू) |
| Vishakha | 3 | Te (ते) |
Of those 9 syllables, 9 begin with a letter that the chart also gives to Tula (Ra, Ri, Ru, Re, Ro, Taa, Ti, Tu and Te), and none begins with a letter that the chart places elsewhere.
The nakshatras in Tula are Chitra, Swati and Vishakha. Chitra and Vishakha are only partly inside the sign, so only some of their padas belong to Tula. Each page lists names for its four syllables, and the Moon sign is the one in the Libra Moon sign article.
Choosing a name in Tula
The Tula list holds 56 boy names and 61 girl names, drawn from the same collection as the baby names hub and the name finder. If your family follows the nakshatra syllables instead of the Tula chart, the two rules can give different letters for the same child, and neither is wrong; follow your own family custom. To check whether your own name falls in Tula, type it into the name rashi calculator, or browse by first letter on the letters index.
Frequently asked questions
↳ Which letters belong to Tula rashi?
In the first-letter chart, Tula takes R (र) and T (त). The Devanagari form decides the sign, so a letter that Tula shares with another sign, as T, D, N and Th are shared, is settled by the sound.
↳ Is the Tula name rashi the same as my birth rashi?
Not necessarily. A name placed in Tula by its first letter is the naam rashi, whereas the birth rashi is the sign the Moon was in when the child was born, and chart reading uses the birth rashi.
↳ Which nakshatras fall in Tula?
These nakshatras have padas in Tula: Chitra, Swati and Vishakha. Their naming syllables are tabulated above.
↳ How many names are listed for Tula?
This page lists 56 boy names and 61 girl names, each with its meaning. If a Tula letter has no widely used name, the page says so instead of adding one.